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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (4 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 637. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings held by his officials from assistant principal level upwards with representatives of the food industry in 2022 and 2023 to date; the dates, attendees and matters that were discussed at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32502/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (4 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of rolling out a one-year blue cert certification process to professionalise the small and medium enterprise sector pilot project between organisations (details supplied). [32579/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (6 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 208. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding allocated to the establishment and implementation of the national cluster programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33331/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (6 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 209. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position Ireland took at European Council level in discussions regarding the Council approach to the Platform Workers Directive; if Ireland pushed for stronger safeguards for workers, or if it lent support for the general approach, which did not offer such safeguards for workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (6 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 307. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current caseload for Balbriggan CDNT as of 30 June 2023, or the latest available date for which data is compiled; how many children are receiving services; how many children are still on the waiting list; if the list has been validated, and if so, when this was completed. [33348/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (6 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 308. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many staff are currently in posts (details supplied) in Balbriggan CDNT; how many vacancies exist for each discipline; if those vacancies have been advertised; what is the recruitment process for these vacancies; when the CRC expects to fill those roles; and the estimated start dates. [33349/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (11 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Did the issues facing the Tesco.com pickers and drivers come up during the work of the social dialogue unit? Some months ago Tesco Ireland announced a decision unilaterally to impose significant changes to the rosters of Tesco.compickers and drivers. These are the workers who fill the orders when people place an order online. The move, which workers and the Mandate trade union have...

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to contribute. I wish to declare an interest. My grandson is a rising star for the Corinthians football club in Cork, as indeed are all of the under-8s whom I had the pleasure of watching play recently. Irish football is at a crossroads and the direction it takes will be influenced by the support it receives from the State. That is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The Taoiseach is-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yesterday I met with the Tesco Dot.Com pickers and drivers and their trade union Mandate. Tesco management have imposed roster changes without consultation, much less any agreement. These changes will cost workers thousands and they are, naturally, extremely extra distressed about this. They told me yesterday that when they are out protesting, management are employing tactics of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome Mr. Hughes and his team. I will not name them all but they are all very welcome. I wish them the best and Mr. Hughes the best in his new role. He has a fair bit of work ahead of him but he has a good team around him so he is halfway there. A commitment has been given to transition to the living wage by 2026. This is not as far as I would like it to go but that is where it is....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for cutting across Mr. Hegarty. Is it his thinking then that the LPC is not going to recommend anything that it does not think employers are going to sustain? In that instance, because of the way it is going to be stepped in, is he saying there is not going to be a need for support? I think we can all agree that what is in the living wage Act is not going to work necessarily...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for cutting across Mr. Hegarty again but in the interests of time, if the recommendation was a big jump, would he be open to considering those supports or does he not see that happening? I am trying to understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, but that is for an exemption. When the Government and others say we need to move to the living wage, we do not need to move to a situation whereby there can be exemptions from it. That is slightly different. That is something on which some work will have to be done and the recommendations thus far from the LPC have been moderately paced, or slow, depending on how someone looks at it;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Is the Department setting targets though? I do not suggest that good work is not happening but if it is not being measured and there is not something to aim for, I fear we will be back next year having the same discussion, which is not good enough because other countries in the European Union can do this and we seem to be falling very far behind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Sometimes where the public sector goes, the private sector follows but sometimes it does not unless there is a target and a push on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: -----which means all that is needed is reasonable accommodation. We also need that culture shift, which requires the Department to be proactive. I hear what has been said and I understand the Ministers are committed, which is welcome. I also wish to ask about productivity among our indigenous SME sector and the Department's commitment to improving managerial skills. Is the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It does.

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I am glad to the see the Minister here. I thank him for his work on this. This is an important piece of legislation and incredibly welcome. I also thank Together for Safety, which has been absolutely outstanding. I thank Karen and Yvie in particular, along with all its other members. Their lobbying has been incredibly effective. It is part of the reason we are here, and we would be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (11 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of one-stop-shop SEAI energy retrofit providers refusing to undertake initial energy rating assessments for works of less than €30,000 under the guise of being bound to only undertake works that deliver a BER of B2; if this is permitted in law; and if not, the steps he will take to address this...